South African police have arrested four right-wing extremists suspected of plotting an attack on a conference of the ruling party. Police issued a statement Monday, but gave few details about the arrests, saying they occurred Sunday and that the men are between 40 and 50 years old. The African National Congress, which has led South […]
South Africa Arrests 4 in Suspected Ruling Party Conference Plot
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
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16 Killed in Blast in Pakistan
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say a bomb blast has killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 40. Authorities say the marketplace explosion Monday happened near government offices in the town of Jamrud, part of the Khyber tribal district. Officials say shops and vehicles were badly damaged in the blast. No group has claimed […]
Blast Kills 10 Afghan Girls
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
Officials in eastern Afghanistan say an explosion has killed 10 girls, ranging in age from 9 to 13 years. Two girls were wounded in the blast. Authorities say the girls were collecting firewood Monday morning in Nangarhar province when the device exploded. Officials believe the blast came from an old landmine, many of which are […]
Bombs Kill 10 in Northern Iraq
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Multiple bomb blasts have hit northern Iraq, killing at least 10 people in contested areas where tensions have flared between the Kurdish minority and the central government. Two of the bombs Monday exploded in a Shi’ite area of Tuz Khurmatu, in Kirkuk province. Another blast, a car bomb, struck a Shabak minority area near Mosul. […]
Blast Kills 10 Afghan Girls
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Officials in eastern Afghanistan say an explosion has killed 10 girls, ranging in age from 9 to 13 years. Two girls were wounded in the blast. Authorities say the girls were collecting firewood Monday morning in Nangarhar province when the device exploded. Officials believe the blast came from an old landmine, many of which are […]
9 Killed in Blast in Pakistan
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say a bomb blast has killed at least 9 people and wounded more than 40. Authorities say the explosion Monday happened in the town of Jamrud in the Khyber tribal district. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Several militant groups, including the Pakistani Taliban, have carried out attacks in […]
Blast Kills 10 Afghan Girls
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Officials in eastern Afghanistan say an explosion has killed 10 girls, ranging in age from 9 to 13 years. Two girls were wounded in the blast. Authorities say the girls were collecting firewood Monday morning in Nangarhar province when the device exploded. Officials believe the blast came from an old landmine, many of which are […]
North Korea Observes First Anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s Death
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
North Korea is mourning the death one year ago of leader Kim Jong Il, in a special memorial ceremony led by his son and successor Kim Jong Un. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported Monday that hundreds of thousands of people stood silent and still outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun Mausoleum […]
Blast Kills 10 Afghan Girls
Posted December 17th, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Officials in eastern Afghanistan say a bomb blast has killed ten girls, ranging in age from between 9 and 13 years old. Authorities say the girls were collecting firewood Monday in Nangarhar province when the bomb exploded. Officials have not yet determined whether the blast came from a newly planted bomb or from an unexploded […]
